Upholstery covering structure



June 18, 1935. w JONES 2,005,670

UPHOLSTERY COVERING STRUCTURE Filed May 9, 1935 Inventor:

' Patented June 18, 1935 i 4 UPHOLSTERY oovnamo STRUCTURE I. Jones, Arlington, Mass assignor to l United-am Fastener Corporation, Cambridge,

' l NITED STATES PATENT a cs 'Masa, a corporation of Massachusetts Application May o, 1933. Serial 'No. 670,136

. comma. (01,45 ,138) m m, 1 invention aims to;provide improvements 1 through 3 there is shown an elongated, recinupholstery and like covering structures and tangular aperture 5 extending through the fasrelates particularly to that. portion of anupholtener-holding' strip 2. The snap fastener memstery installation which comprises the meansfor" beris in the form of a'stud of well knowncon covering the frame structure. struction and has a base 6 which is fiat andrela- 5 In the drawing which illustrates preferred e'mtively thin. The "base 6 is of larger area. than bodiments of my invention:-;.. theaperture 5 so that when it is located between Figure 1 is aplan of the inside of a portion'of the cardboard backing I andthe strip2 (Fig..

an upholstery covering structure showing a card- 3). it cannot become accidentally displaced from 10 board strip for holdingthe fastener members and the covering structure. The stud member also 10 showing a fastener member in. the act of being includes ayieldablev shank provided by a pair of turned into position;- relatively thin projections I (Fig. 1) extending Fig. 2 is a view similar to that shown in Figfrom the base through the aperturei for engageure 1, but showing the stud completely assembled merit with the framestructure in the usual man- 'with the covering structure; her. The projections 'l are relatively thin but 15 Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of overlap each other for a scissors-like relative Fig. 2; movement. The base 6 has a notch 8 extending Fig. 4 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 2, inwardly from the periphery toward the yieldbut showing a metallic fastener-holding memable shank of the stud.

her instead of a cardboard strip; and In order to attach or detach the stud when the 20 Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of upholstery structure is complete, it is merely 8. 4. necessary to enter one of the ends 9-9 at oppo- Referring to the embodiment of my invention site sides of the notch 8 through the aperture 5 illustrated by Figs. 1, 2 and3 of the annexed (Figure 1) and then rotate the stud member.

5 drawing, I have shown an improved, upholstery This action causes the base to turn into position 5 covering structure, particularly, though not exbetween the. cardboard backing i and the fasclusively, useful in connection with'upholstering t'ene'r-holding strip 2, asjillustrated in Figs. 2 the interior of a motor vehicle. and 3., When the fastener is in position it is The particular structure selected for, iilustraeheld against axial movement by the imperforate tion includes a backing i'of cardboard or like backing and those portions of the strip 2 adrelatively stiff material,afastener-holding'means jacent to the aperture 5. The stud is freely in the form of a narrow strip 2 of cardboard and shiftable laterally in all directions so that the like material, a snap fastener stud member and yieldable shank may be aligned with an apera flexible cover 3 overlying that face of the backture provided by a frame structure not shown."

ing I at that side oppositethe side where the Thestructure illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 is 35 fastener-holding strip 2 is located. The flexthe same as that described in connection with ible cover 3 is preferably wrapped over the edge Figs. 1 through 3 with the exception of the form of the backing I, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. of the fastener-holding member. Therefore, The fastener-holding strip 2 may be provided in numerals for similar parts will be used in connec- 40 any suitable manner and I have illustrated it tion with Figs. 4 and 5. 40 as being a separate narrow strip secured in posi- Instead of using a cardboard strip as a fastion by spaced apart staples or metal stitches l, tener-holding means, I have shown an individual as clearly illustrated by the drawing. Any nummetallic plate III which is attached directly to her of snap fastener members may be used, as the backing I by prongs II extending into hookwill be understood by those skilled .in the art. shaped embedded relation with the backing, as 45 However, I have shown a single'fastener because best illustrated in Fig. 5. The plate III is prefthe others are merely duplicates of the same erably provided with an offset portion l2 so as structure. to space the front face thereof away from the Since it is preferable to manufacture the upcardboard backing, thereby providing a, space 9 holstery covering structure as a complete unit for the'base 6 of the stud member. Theaperprior to attachment of the snap fastener memture ll formed in the plate I0 is of fixed dimenbers, I have provided'a new, useful and very simsions, elongated and is surrounded by a continple structure whereby the fastener member may uous peripheral wall H, as best illustrated in be attached and detached by a simple rotary Fla. 4. operation. In the structure illustrated in Figs. Attachment and removal of the stud from the 55 installation shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is substantially identical with the manner in which the stud member is attached and detached from the installation shown in Figs. 1 through 3 and, therefore, needs no further description.

My invention, 'as illustrated and described, is

particularly useful, since the number of. parts for the installation} has been reduced to a minimum without sacrificing any advantages which more complicated structures may have. Furthermore, my invention presents certain new and useful improvements/since the fastener members are easy to attach and when once attached cannot be removed except when it is'desirable j todoso. m

While I have illustrated and described preferred embodiments of my invention, 1; do not wish to'j be limited thereby, because the scope of my, in, vention is best defined by the followingclaims."

I claim; g,

1. An upholstery and like covering structure including ,a cardboard and like backing, arelstively rigid fastener-holdingmeans presented at one faceflofthe backing and. having a portion with a hole therethroughspaced from said back--" ing, said backing being imperi'orate beneath the hole through the fastener-holding means, a;snap fastener member having a;base of, larger; area a than the aperturein said fastener-holding means and bearing at one side against the backing and at the other side-againstthe'spertured portion: of the fastener-holding'means-and:said base having means constructed and arranged to permit passage of said base through said aperture only by rotary movement of said fastenen,

2. An upholstery and like "covering structure including a cardboard and like backing, a fas-' tener-holding metallic plate secured against one face of .the backing and having a hole therethrough surrounded by accntinuous'wall, a snap fastener member having a base longer in one direction than the longest dimension oithe apertur'e insaid plate and being located beneath said plate, and said base having a notch constructed and arranged, to permit passage of the, base movement of said i'astener.

3. An upholstery and like covering structure including a cardboard and like backing, a ias-Z through thelhole in the metallic plate by rotary I tener-holding piece formed of cardboard and lo- 7 I cated at one face of the backing, said cardboard piece having an aperture therethrough of ilxed dimensions surrounded by a continuous walL'the backing being 'imperforate beneaththejfastenerholding means, a snap fastener member having a base of larger area'than the a'perturein, said' 0 plate and being located between the backing andthecardboard piece, and said base having a notch extending inwardly from one edge thereoito per:- mit passage of thebase through the aperture in thecardboard piece by rotarymcvem'ent of fastener.'. JONES. 

